Figures of Speech I
Comparison or expression of similarities between two things.
What is simile?
Talk about the sound that things make
What is Onomatopoeia?
5 - 7 - 5
Combines two different things
What is a haiku?
Child-witch
What is Rosa called?
Rosa's husband
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
A form of figurative language in which something that is not human is given human characteristics
What is Personification?
Use every letter in the alphabet
What is ABC poem?
Nurse
What is Rosa's profession?
What happened to the slaves that killed themselves?
The displacement of meaning between two terms with an aesthetic purpose, often including a concrete and an abstract one.
What is a metaphor?
Using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is Irony?
2
4
6
8
2
what is cinquain?
17 pesos
How much money did they get for a living cimarron?
No question - Children are surprised of José because of this reason
He is a Nurse.
Figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect
What is an oxymoron?
When the first word or series of words in a phrase, sentence, or clause repeats itself for emphasis.
What is anaphora?
Combine two different things in a 7 line poem, using adjectives, ing verbs and a 4 word line.
What is diamante poem?
4 pesos
How much money did they get for an ear of a dead cimarron?
La Bayamesa
What is Rosa's given name?
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning
What is Alliteration?
The repetition happens at the end of the phrase/sentence/clause
What is epistrophe?
Rhyme using A-A-B-B-A structure
5 line poem
What is Limerick?
Nicknames
What did Lt. Death write in his diary?
Quote the three events expressed in the first three chapters...
The Names of the Flowers (Slave Hunting)
Ten Years War
Little War